Category: Egypt
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Liverpool: Mohamed Salah’s penalty taker role could be questioned
Mohamed Salah has missed his last two penalties taken. That was against Arsenal and against Bournemouth. Two failures that could well lead to consequences for the Egyptian international (87 caps, 49 goals). According to Paul Joyce, journalist of the Times, Jurgen Klopp was thinking about whether his most prolific striker should remain the regular shooter…
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Basketball: Al Ahly wins the Egyptian Cup
Al Ahly won the Egyptian Basketball Cup for the second consecutive year by defeating Zamalek 72-65 in the final. Al Ahly had reached the final after beating Al-Jazeera in the semi-finals. While Zamalek qualified by dominating Ittihad of Alexandria. This is the 11th trophy in the history of the club. Al Ahly equals in the…
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Football – Premier League: Salah and Liverpool win big at Leeds
On Monday, April 17, Liverpool beat Leeds (1-6) for the 31st day of the Premier League. The Egyptian Mohamed Salah distinguished himself with a double to continue to guide the Reds to a European place. In the midst of a very disappointing season, Mohamed Salah is arguably the only one who is getting his head…
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Liverpool vs Arsenal: Mohamed Salah misses 2nd penalty in a row – Highlights
Arsenal led Liverpool at Anfield 2-1. While the Gunners took a very early two-goal lead, Mohamed Salah pulled one back before the break. After the break, the Egyptian could have equalized from the penalty spot. But he sent his shot off target. As in his last attempt on the field of Bournemouth (1-0 defeat of…
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CAF CL – Group D: Zamalek re-enters race after beating Esperance
While everyone expected a victory for Esperance Tunis who could qualify, the deal was quite different on Tuesday, March 7. The Egyptian Zamalek indeed surprised the Tunisians during the 4th day of the CAF Champions League 3-1. A success that took shape in the first half. Gaafar first opened the score for Zamalek (9th) before…
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Premier League: Salah becomes Reds’ all-time leading scorer
The Anfield crowd was shocked at the humiliation inflicted on their rivals Manchester United (7-0) by Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunday, March 5. But also to an important page written by Mohamed Salah. He enters even more in the history of the club. The Pharaoh, by signing a double, is now the best…
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U20 AFCON: Highlights of the group phase
The U20 AFCON ended its first round on Monday, February 27. Before the start of the quarterfinals on Thursday, March 2, Sport News Africa gives you the highlights of the group phase. Senegal received three out of three Senegal flew through the first round of the competition. The Cubs are the only ones to have…
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Ghana’s Salim Yakubu elected as CAR Secretary General
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Renowned Ghanaian sports administrator, Salim Fari Yakubu has been unanimously elected as the new General Secretary of the Confederation of Africa Rafting (CAR) for a term of four years. Mr.Yakubu, who went unopposed, got approval votes from all the delegates in a zoom congress over the weekend. The election makes him the first Ghanaian to…
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Egypt qualify for FIBA AfroBasket Women’s Championship 2023
Egypt defeated hosts Uganda on Sunday to qualify for the FIBA AfroBasketWomen’s Championship 2023. The Egyptian team stopped hosts Uganda 74-65 in the final of Zone 5 qualifiers played on Sunday night at the Lugogo Indoor Stadium in Kampala. Former champions Kenya defeated South Sudan 64-30 for the third play-off place. The hosts Uganda Gazelles…
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U20 AFCON 2023: Unexpected start for host Egypt as Senegal edge Nigeria
Egypt was certainly expecting a better start in the U20 AFCON that it is organizing from February 19 to March 11. For the opening match, the Pharaohs were held in check by Mozambique (0-0). The second match of group A opposed Senegal to Nigeria with the former narrowly winning 1-0. For its next outing, Egypt…